First published on this website March 2002; revised November 2002
Copyright Ivan Boserup and Rolena Adorno 2002

Codicological Survey of Copenhagen, Royal Library, GkS 2232 4to - Quires, Sheets, and Watermarks

By Ivan Boserup (Det Kongelige Bibliotek) and Rolena Adorno (Yale University) 

The quires and watermarks of GkS 2232 4to were first examined by Rolena Adorno in 1977 (See on this website: Rolena Adorno, "The Nueva corónica y buen 
gobierno: A New Look at the Royal Library's Peruvian Treasure," Fund og Forskning 24 (1979-80), pp. 14-16, 26-27.  The present survey, including an analysis 
of the sheets, was prepared in 2001-2002 in connection with the Guaman Poma digitization project. 

For the terminology used below, see on this website: "Preliminary Remarks" and "1.2. Watermarks" in Rolena Adorno, "A Witness unto Itself: 
The Integrity of the Autograph Manuscript of Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala's El primer nueva corónica y buen gobierno (1615/1616)", 2002. 

Page numbers are those used in the Royal Library's digitized edition as well as in the Murra/Adorno print editions (1980, 1987).
Regarding sheet numbers, an "a" or "b" appended to the sheet number signifies that the sheet is part of a composite double sheet, added to the manuscript
before sewing.  A plus or double plus (+ or ++) appearing after a sheet number indicates that the sheet was added to the manuscript after it was sewn. 

This survey has been set up so that the reader can review in columns 7 and 9 the correlation, or lack thereof, between the two halves of watermarks 
that appear, respectively, in regular and composite double sheets. 

Go to Quire 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10  11  12  13  14  15  16  17  18  19  20  21  22  23  24  25  26  Extra sheet

  Number of regular or composite double sheets Watermark type in quire Watermark type in sheet Sheet no. 1st half of quire: Page numbers 1st half of quire: Part of water- mark visible 2nd half of quire: Page numbers 2nd half of quire: Part of water- mark visible Notes concerning irregular sheets
Quire 1 12 double sheets AA-type AA-type 1 0/1 F-cross 46/47 AA  
      none 2 2/3   44/45    
      none 3 4/5   42/43    
      AA-type 4 6/7 F-cross 40/41 AA  
      AA-type 5 8/9 AA 38/39 F-cross  
      none 6 10/11   36/37    
      none 7 12/13   34/35    
      AA-type 8 14/15 F-cross 32/33 AA  
      AA-type 9 16/17 AA 30/31 F-cross  
      none 10 18/19   28/29    
      none 11 20/21   26/27    
      AA-type 12 22/23 F-cross 24/25 AA  
Quire 2 12 double sheets AA-type AA-type 1 48/49 AA 94/95 F-cross  
[Go to Top]     AA-type 2 50/51 F-cross 92/93 AA  
      none 3 52/53   90/91    
      none 4 54/55   88/89    
      AA-type 5 56/57 AA 86/87 F-cross  
      none 6 58/59   84/85    
      AA-type 7 60/61 AA 82/83 F-cross  
      none 8 62/63   80/81    
      AA-type 9 64/65 AA 78/79 F-cross  
      AA-type 10 66/67 AA 76/77 F-cross  
      none 11 68/69   74/75    
      none 12 70/71   72/73    
Quire 3 12 double sheets AA-type none 1 96/97   142/143    
[Go to Top]     AA-type 2 98/99 AA 140/141 F-cross  
      none 3 100/101   138/139    
      AA-type 4 102/103 AA 136/137 F-cross  
      none 5 104/105   134/135    
      AA-type 6 106/107 AA 132/133 F-cross  
      AA-type 7 108/109 F-cross 130/131 AA  
      none 8 110/111   128/129    
      AA-type 9 112/113 F-cross 126/127 AA  
      none 10 114/115   124/125    
      none 11 116/117   122/123    
      AA-type 12 118/119 F-cross 120/121 AA  
Quire 4 12 double sheets AA-type none 1 144/145   190/191    
[Go to Top]     AA-type 2 146/147 AA 188/189 F-cross  
      AA-type 3 148/149 F-cross 186/187 AA  
      none 4 150/151   184/185    
      AA-type 5 152/153 F-cross 182/183 AA  
      none 6 154/155   180/181    
      AA-type 7 156/157 AA 178/179 F-cross  
      none 8 158/159   176/177    
      AA-type 9 160/161 AA 174/175 F-cross  
      none 10 162/163   172/173    
      AA-type 11 164/165 AA 170/171 F-cross  
      none 12 166/167   168/169    
Quire 5 13 double sheets GM-type none 1 192/193   242/243    
[Go to Top]     none 2 194/195   240/241    
      GM-type 3 196/197 GM 238/239 D-cross  
      none 4 198/199   236/237    
      GM-type 5 200/201 GM 234/235 D-cross  
      none 6 202/203   232/233    
      GM-type 7 204/205 GM 230/231 D-cross  
      none 8 206/207   228/229    
      GM-type 9 208/209 GM 226/227 D-cross  
      GM-type 10 210/211 D-cross 224/225 GM  
      GM-type 11 212/213 D-cross 222/223 GM  
      none 12 214/215   220/221    
      GM-type 13 216/217 GM 218/219 D-cross  
Quire 6 13 double sheets GM-type GM-type 1 244/245 D-cross 294/295 GM  
[Go to Top]     none 2 246/247   292/293    
      none 3 248/249   290/291    
      GM-type 4 250/251 D-cross 288/289 GM  
      GM-type 5 252/253 GM  286/287 D-cross  
      GM-type 6 254/255 D-cross 284/285 GM  
      none 7 256/257   282/283    
      GM-type 8 258/259 GM 280/281 D-cross  
      none 9 260/261   278/279    
      GM-type 10 262/263 D-cross 276/277 GM  
      GM-type 11 264/265 D-cross 274/275 GM  
      GM-type 12 266/267 D-cross 272/273 GM  
      GM-type 13 268/269 GM 270/271 D-cross  
Quire 7 13 double sheets GM-type GM-type 1 296/297 GM  346/347 D-cross  
[Go to Top]     none 2 298/299   344/345    
      none 3 300/301   342/343    
      GM-type 4 302/303 D-cross 340/341 GM  
      none 5 304/305   338/339    
      GM-type 6 306/307 D-cross 336/337 GM  
      none 7 308/309   334/335    
      GM-type 8 310/311 D-cross 332/333 GM  
      none 9 312/313   330/331    
      GM-type 10 314/315 GM  328/329 D-cross  
      none 11 316/317   326/327    
      GM-type 12 318/319 D-cross 324/325 GM  
      none 13 320/321   322/323    
Quire 8 13 double sheets GM-type GM-type 1 348/349 D-cross 398/399 GM  
[Go to Top]     GM-type 2 350/351 D-cross 396/397 GM  
      none 3 352/353   394/395    
      none 4 354/355   392/393    
      none 5 356/357   390/391    
      none 6 358/359   388/389    
      GM-type 7 360/361 D-cross 386/387 GM  
      none 8 362/363   384/385    
      GM-type 9 364/365 GM 382/383 D-cross  
      none 10 366/367   380/381    
      none 11 368/369   378/379    
      none 12 370/371   376/377    
      none 13 372/373   374/375    
Quire 9 13 double sheets GM-type none 1 400/401   450/451    
[Go to Top]     GM-type 2 402/403 D-cross 448/449 GM  
      GM-type 3 404/405 D-cross 446/447 GM  
      none 4 406/407   444/445    
      none 5 408/409   442/443    
      GM-type 6 410/411 D-cross 440/441 GM  
      none 7 412/413   438/439    
      GM-type 8 414/415 D-cross 436/437 GM  
      none 9 416/417   434/435    
      GM-type 10 418/419 GM 432/433 D-cross  
      none 11 420/421   430/431    
      GM-type 12 422/423 D-cross 428/429 GM  
      GM-type 13 424/425 D-cross 426/427 GM  
Quire 10 13 double sheets (from which one single sheet, 11, has been removed, and to which two single sheets, 7+ and 11+, have been added) GM-type GM-type 1 452/453 D-cross 504/505 GM  
[Go to Top]     none 2 454/455   502/503    
      GM-type 3 456/457 D-cross 500/501 GM  
      none 4 458/459   498/499    
      none 5 460/461   496/497    
      GM-type 6 462/463 D-cross 494/495 GM  
      none 7 464/465   492/493    
      IA-type 7+ 466/467 IA     Single sheet with flap.
        [7+] [flap] [Cross]     The flap is pasted onto 468.
      GM-type 8 468/469 D-cross 490/491 GM  
      none 9 470/471   488/489    
      none 10 472/473   486/487    
      GM-type 11 [flap] [D-Cross] 484/485 GM Single sheet cut out after 473.
        [11+] [flap] [F-Cross]     The flap belongs to 474/475.
      AA-type 11+ 474/475 AA     Single sheet with flap. Stitched into the side of the quire.
      GM-type 12 476/477 D-cross 482/483 GM  
      none 13 478/479   480/481    
Quire 11 13 double sheets GM-type none 1 506/507   556/557    
[Go to Top]     none 2 508/509   554/555    
      GM-type 3 510/511 D-cross 552/553 GM  
      GM-type 4 512/513 D-cross 550/551 GM  
      none 5 514/515   548/549    
      none 6 516/517   546/547    
      GM-type 7 518/519 D-cross 544/545 GM  
      GM-type 8 520/521 GM 542/543 D-cross  
      none 9 522/523   540/541    
      none 10 524/525   538/539    
      GM-type 11 526/527 D-cross 536/537 GM  
      none 12 528/529   534/535    
      GM-type 13 530/531 D-cross 532/533 GM  
Quire 12 13 double sheets GM-type none 1 558/559   608/609    
[Go to Top]     GM-type 2 560/561 D-cross 606/607 GM  
      none 3 562/563   604/605    
      GM-type 4 564/565 D-cross 602/603 GM  
      none 5 566/567   600/601    
      GM-type 6 568/569 D-cross 598/599 GM  
      GM-type 7 570/571 D-cross 596/597 GM  
      none 8 572/573   594/595    
      GM-type 9 574/575 D-cross 592/593 GM  
      none 10 576/577   590/591    
      none 11 578/579   588/589    
      GM-type 12 580/581 D-cross 586/587 GM  
      GM-type 13 582/583 D-cross 584/585 GM  
Quire 13 16 double sheets (of which one, 14a/14b, is composite, consisting of two single sheets with flaps) mixed GM-type  1 610/611 D-cross 672/673 GM  
[Go to Top]     none 2 612/613   670/671    
      AA-type 3 614/615 F-cross 668/669 AA  
      none 4 616/617   666/667    
      AA-type 5 618/619 F-cross 664/665 AA  
      GM-type 6 620/621 GM 662/663 D-cross  
      GM-type 7 622/623 GM 660/661 D-cross  
      none 8 624/625   658/659    
      none 9 626/627   656/657    
      GM-type 10 628/629 D-cross 654/655 GM  
      GM-type 11 630/631 GM 652/653 D-cross  
      none 12 632/633   650/651    
      none 13 634/635   648/649    
        14a 636/637 F-cross [flap] [AA] Single sheet with flap. The sheet is included in the sewing.
      none 14b [flap]   646/647   Single sheet with flap. The sheet is included in the sewing.
      GM-type 15 638/639 GM 644/645 D-cross  
      none 16 640/641   642/643    
Quire 14 14 double sheets mixed none 1 674/675   728/729    
[Go to Top]     none 2 676/677   726/727    
      AA-type 3 678/679 AA 724/725 F-cross  
      none 4 680/681   722/723    
      AA-type 5 682/683 F-cross 720/721 AA  
      GM-type 6 684/685 GM 718/719 D-cross  
      none 7 686/687   716/717    
      GM-type 8 688/689 GM 714/715 D-cross  
      none 9 690/691   712/713    
      GM-type 10 692/693 GM 710/711 D-cross  
      GM-type 11 694/695 GM 708/709 D-cross  
      none 12 696/697   706/707    
      none 13 698/699   704/705    
      GM-type 14 700/701 GM 702/703 D-cross  
Quire 15 14 double sheets mixed GM-type 1 730/731 GM 784/785 D-cross  
[Go to Top]     none 2 732/733   782/783    
      GM-type 3 734/735 D-cross 780/781 GM  
      none 4 736/737   778/779    
      none 5 738/739   776/777    
      AA-type 6 740/741 F-cross 774/775 AA  
      none 7 742/743   772/773    
      AA-type 8 744/745 F-cross 770/771 AA  
      none 9 746/747   768/769    
      AA-type 10 748/749 F-cross 766/767 AA  
      none 11 750/751   764/765    
      AA-type 12 752/753 F-cross 762/763 AA  
      none 13 754/755   760/761    
      AA-type 14 756/757 F-cross 758/759 AA  
Quire 16 14 double sheets mixed none 1 786/787   840/841    
[Go to Top]     GM-type 2 788/789 GM 838/839 D-cross  
      none 3 790/791   836/837    
      GM-type 4 792/793 GM 834/835 D-cross  
      AA-type 5 794/795 F-cross 832/833 AA  
      none 6 796/797   830/831    
      AA-type 7 798/799 AA 828/829 F-cross  
      none 8 800/801   826/827    
      AA-type 9 802/803 F-cross 824/825 AA  
      none 10 804/805   822/823    
      none 11 806/807   820/821    
      AA-type 12 808/809 AA 818/819 F-cross  
      none 13 810/811   816/817    
      AA-type 14 812/813 F-cross 814/815 AA  
Quire 17 15 double sheets mixed GM-type 1 842/843 D-cross 900/901 GM  
[Go to Top]     GM-type 2 844/845 GM 898/899 D-cross  
      none 3 846/847   896/897    
      none 4 848/849   894/895    
      AA-type 5 850/851 AA 892/893 F-cross  
      none 6 852/853   890/891    
      GM-type 7 854/855 D-cross 888/889 GM  
      none 8 856/857   886/887    
      GM-type 9 858/859 D-cross 884/885 GM  
      none 10 860/861   882/883    
      GM-type 11 862/863 D-cross 880/881 GM  
      GM-type 12 864/865 GM 878/879 D-cross  
      none 13 866/867   876/877    
      GM-type 14 868/869 GM 874/875 D-cross  
      none 15 870/871   872/873    
Quire 18 15 double sheets (of which one, 2a/2b, is composite, consisting of two single sheets with flaps) GM-type GM-type 1 902/903 D-cross 960/961 GM  
[Go to Top]     none 2a [flap]   958/959   Single sheet with flap. Only the lower part of the flap visible, because 903 and 904 are pasted together.
      none 2b 904/905   [flap]   Single sheet with flap. The flap is not visible, because 959 and 960 are pasted together.
      none 3 906/907   956/957    
      none 4 908/909   954/955    
      GM-type 5 910/911 GM 952/953 D-cross  
      GM-type 6 912/913 D-cross 950/951 GM   
      none 7 914/915   948/949    
      none 8 916/917   946/947    
      GM-type 9 918/919 GM 944/945 D-cross  
      GM-type 10 920/921 GM 942/943 D-cross  
      none 11 922/923   940/941    
      none 12 924/925   938/939    
      GM-type 13 926/927 D-cross 936/937 GM   
      none 14 928/929   934/935    
      GM-type 15 930/931 GM 932/933 D-cross  
Quire 19 15 double sheets (to which one regular double sheet, 8+/8++, has been added) GM-type none 1 962/963   1024/1025    
[Go to Top]     none 2 964/965   1022/1023    
      none 3 966/967   1020/1021    
      GM-type 4 968/969 D-cross 1018/1019 GM   
      GM-type 5 970/971 D-cross 1016/1017 GM  
      none 6 972/973   1014/1015    
      GM-type 7 974/975 D-cross 1012/1013 GM  
      none 8 976/977   1010/1011    
      none 8+ 978/979       A regular double sheet, 980/981. Pasted into the side of the quire.
        8++ 980/981        
      GM-type 9 982/983 D-cross 1008/1009 GM  
      GM-type 10 984/985 D-cross 1006/1007 GM  
      none 11 986/987   1004/1005    
      GM-type 12 988/989 D-cross 1002/1003 GM   
      none 13 990/991   1000/1001    
      none 14 992/993   998/999    
      GM-type 15 994/995 GM 996/997 D-cross  
Quire 20 15 double sheets (to which one single sheet, 10+, has been added) GM-type none 1 1026/1027   1086/1087    
[Go to Top]     GM-type 2 1028/1029 D-cross 1084/1085 GM   
      GM-type 3 1030/1031 D-cross 1082/1083 GM   
      GM-type 4 1032/1033 GM  1080/1081 D-cross  
      none 5 1034/1035   1078/1079    
      GM-type 6 1036/1037 D-cross 1076/1077 GM  
      none 7 1038/1039   1074/1075    
      none 8 1040/1041   1072/1073    
      GM-type 9 1042/1043 D-cross 1070/1071 GM  
      none 10 1044/1045   1068/1069    
      none 10+ [flap]   1066/1067   Single sheet with flap. The sheet is included in the sewing. The flap is pasted onto 1046.
      GM-type 11 1046/1047 D-cross 1064/1065 GM   
      GM-type 12 1048/1049 D-cross 1062/1063 GM   
      GM-type 13 1050/1051 GM  1060/1061 D-cross  
      none 14 1052/1053   1058/1059    
      none 15 1054/1055   1056/1057    
Quire 21 4 double sheets (all composite, each consisting of two single sheets with flaps) mixed AA-type 1a 1088/1089 AA [flap] [F-cross]  Composite double sheet, with 1102/1103.
[Go to Top]     none 1b [flap]   1102/1103    
      none 2a 1090/1091   [flap]   Composite double sheet, with 1100/1101.
      AA-type  2b [flap] [AA] 1100/1101 F-cross  
      none 3a 1092/1093   [flap]   Composite double sheet, with 1098/1099.
      none 3b [flap]   1098/1099    
      GM-type 4a 1094/1095 D-cross [flap] [GM] Composite double sheet, with 1096/1097.
      GM-type 4b [flap] [D-cross] 1096/1097 GM  
Quire 22 7 double sheets IA-type none 1 1104/1105   1130/1131    
[Go to Top]     IA-type 2 1106/1107 IA 1128/1129 Cross  
      IA-type 3 1108/1109 IA 1126/1127 Cross  
      none 4 1110/1111   1124/1125    
      none 5 1112/1113   1122/1123    
      IA-type 6 1114/1115 IA 1120/1121 Cross  
      IA-type 7 1116/1117 Cross 1118/1119 IA  
Quire 23 2 double sheets IA-type IA-type 1 1132/1133 Cross 1138/1139 IA  
[Go to Top]     none 2 1134/1135   1136/1137    
Quire 24 6 double sheets AA-type AA-type 1 1140/1141 AA 1162/1163 F-cross  
[Go to Top]     none 2 1142/1143   1160/1161    
      none 3 1144/1145   1158/1159    
      AA-type 4 1146/1147 AA 1156/1157 F-cross  
      none 5 1148/1149   1154/1155    
      AA-type 6 1150/1151 AA 1152/1153 F-cross  
Quire 25 4 double sheets (all composite, each consisting of two single sheets with flaps) mixed none 1a 1164/1165   [flap]   Composite double sheet, with 1178/1179.
[Go to Top]     none 1b [flap]   1178/1179    
      AA-type 2a 1166/1167 AA [flap]  [F-cross] Composite double sheet, with 1176/1177.
      none 2b [flap]   1176/1177    
      none 3a 1168/1169   [flap]   Composite double sheet, with 1174/1175.
      none 3b [flap]   1174/1175    
      GM-type 4a 1170/1171 D-cross [flap] [GM]  Composite double sheet, with 1172/1173.
      GM-type 4b [flap] [D-cross] 1172/1173 GM  
Quire 26 2 double sheets (both composite, each consisting of two single sheets with flaps)   GM-type 1a 1180/1181 D-cross [flap] [GM]  Composite double sheet, with 1186/1187.
[Go to Top]     none 1b [flap]   1186/1187    
      none 2a 1182/1183   [flap]   Composite double sheet, with 1184/1185.
      GM-type 2b [flap] [GM] 1184/1185 D-cross  
Extra sheet 1 single sheet   GM-type 1 1188/1189 D-cross     Single sheet (no flap extant) pasted onto flap of 1180/1181.

First published on this website March 2002; revised November 2002
Copyright Ivan Boserup and Rolena Adorno 2002